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A novel missense mutation in fumarate hydratase in an Italian patient with a diffuse variant of cutaneous leiomyomatosis (Reed's syndrome).
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2010
Rongioletti F, Fausti V, Ferrando B, Parodi A, Mandich P, Pasini B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomatosis syndrome (MCUL) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by cutaneous leiomyomatosis in both sexes and uterine leiomyomas in women. This syndrome overlaps with hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) syndrome. METHODS: We report an Italian family in which the finding of multiple cutaneous leiomyomas in the proband, a...
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